I won't know till tomorrow what brand of plank this is but I was going to go do a 15 minute repair we're an end joint had separated.
It's in front of a sliding door that gets very little sunlight and the material is about 4 years old. This area is less than two planks wide so we're talking about 8 ft.
I put some 2x2s onto each plank using double face tape and tap them towards each other but the Gap wouldn't close.
I tap them apart and felt around for chunks and pieces in between the joint then vacuumed it out and tapped it together again. Same results still the 16th-in gap.
Then I noticed that the planks were actually tight together and the surface of the plank had come loose for about 18 or 20 in. Not being adhered to the core any longer vinyl does what vinyl does, it shrank. That's what caused the gap.
No other boards seem to have this problem and I'm trying to figure out if I peel the top off of the rest of the board what would I re-adhear with. I can just imagine the smell isocyanate adhesive flashing off......
It would probably kill the dog and everyone in the house...... Problem solved.
I'm going to talk to the shop tomorrow morning to find out how they want me to proceed with this. Fix it or call a rep.
In the meantime, I'm looking for ideas from you guys what type of adhesive would glue this plank back onto the core? The piece that came off the top is similar to the luxury vinyl planks that you glue directly to the floor, I'm talking the thin ones like they'd use in a supermarket or retail store.
Any ideas are helpful.
It's in front of a sliding door that gets very little sunlight and the material is about 4 years old. This area is less than two planks wide so we're talking about 8 ft.
I put some 2x2s onto each plank using double face tape and tap them towards each other but the Gap wouldn't close.
I tap them apart and felt around for chunks and pieces in between the joint then vacuumed it out and tapped it together again. Same results still the 16th-in gap.
Then I noticed that the planks were actually tight together and the surface of the plank had come loose for about 18 or 20 in. Not being adhered to the core any longer vinyl does what vinyl does, it shrank. That's what caused the gap.
No other boards seem to have this problem and I'm trying to figure out if I peel the top off of the rest of the board what would I re-adhear with. I can just imagine the smell isocyanate adhesive flashing off......
It would probably kill the dog and everyone in the house...... Problem solved.
I'm going to talk to the shop tomorrow morning to find out how they want me to proceed with this. Fix it or call a rep.
In the meantime, I'm looking for ideas from you guys what type of adhesive would glue this plank back onto the core? The piece that came off the top is similar to the luxury vinyl planks that you glue directly to the floor, I'm talking the thin ones like they'd use in a supermarket or retail store.
Any ideas are helpful.